Labor relations

As the corporate labor relations lawyer for a European car manufacturer, building a new facility in Middle Valley, Tennessee, you have been asked by corporate management to draft a position letter regarding the labor relations process at the new plant. Management would like you to address the prompts below.

Should we attempt to avoid unionization as other foreign plants have in the area, though the company’s headquarters are in a European Union (EU) country with strict labor laws? If so, what should be our strategy now and in the future?
What should be our strategies, tactics, goals, and process be in collective bargaining?
Identify the different laws (i.e., United States versus EU) that might drive the labor relations process.
Draft a one-page outline (in bullet point form) of both mandatory and discretionary benefits that the company should offer if the decision is to draft a contract for the new plant.

Labor relations

 

How should labor relations in the United States progress in the future? What changes do you believe are necessary for the U.S. to achieve your optimum labor relations vision? When answering the questions above: Examine this issue from the least three perspectives – unions, management, and public policy, and provide your recommendations for the labor relationship moving forward. Feel free to borrow from the different comparative labor relations practices of other countries or international bodies (ILO, WTO, etc.) to develop your recommendations. Make sure to discuss the reasoning behind your recommendations as well as the implications of your recommendations. Include how this will balance the goals as established by Budd throughout the text – efficiency, voice, and equity. Make sure to include the shifting balance of power and the changing union density in your analysis. Consider and explain how this shifting density impacts the future of labor relations.